Blender 4.1 - Shortcuts & Hotkeys
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General and Object-Mode
Edit Mode
Selection
Vertex / Edge / Face Selection
1
/
2
/
3
Circle Select
C
+
Border Select
Ctrl
+
Grow/Shrink Selection
Ctrl
+
+ / -
Select All
A
Deselect All
Alt
+
A
Invert Select
Ctrl
+
I
Select Linked
Ctrl
+
L
Select Grouped
Shift
+
G
Select Overlapped
Alt
+
Loop Select
Alt
+
Ring Select
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Shortest Path Select
Ctrl
+
Select Linked under Cursor
L
Select Similar Menu
Shift
+
G
Transform
Move (Grab)
G
Move along Vertex or Edges
G
&
G
&
C
Scale
S
Scale along Normals
Alt
+
S
&
C
Rotate
R
G/S/R along Global Axis
G / S / R
&
X / Y / Z
G/S/R along Local Axis
G / S / R
&
XX / YY / ZZ
G/S/R Lock Axis
&
Shift
+
X / Y / Z
Apply Transform
Ctrl
+
A
Reset Transform
Alt
+
G / S / R
Duplicate
Shift
+
D
Duplicate Linked
Alt
+
D
Modeling
Extrude
E
Extrude Menu
Alt
+
E
Vertex/Edge/Face Menu
Ctrl
+
E
Click Extrude
E
&
Ctrl
+
Bevel
Ctrl
+
B
&
Inset
I
Inset Individual Faces
I
&
I
Fill Faces
F
Connect Vertex Path
J
Rip
V
Split
Y
Merge
M
Normals Menu
Alt
+
N
Seperate
P
Join
Ctrl
+
J
Cutting
Loopcut
Ctrl
+
R
&
Loopcut Even
Ctrl
+
R
&
E
Loopcut Even Flip
&
F
Knife Cut
K
Knife Cut Throught
K
&
C
Knife Cut Angle Constraint
K
&
A
Knife Cut Snap on Mid
K
&
Shift
General
Add Object
Shift
+
A
Delete
X
Cursor Place
Shift
+
Cursor Menu
Shift
+
S
Reset Cursor
Shift
+
C
Quick Menu
Q
Relations
Set Parent
Ctrl
+
P
Clear Parent
Alt
+
P
Link/Transfer Data
Ctrl
+
L
Camera
Camera View
Numpad 0
Set Active Camera
Ctrl
+
Numpad 0
Align Camera to View
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Num 0
Rendering
Render Image
F12
Render Animation
Ctrl
+
F12
Set Render Region
Ctrl
+
B
Reset Render Region
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
B
UI
Maximize
Ctrl
+
Spacebar
Orthographic projection
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Q
Toolbar Panel
T
Sidebar Panel
N
Bool-Tool
Bool-Tool Menu
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
B
Difference
Ctrl
+
Numpad -
Union
Ctrl
+
Numpad +
Intersection
Ctrl
+
Numpad *
Slice
Ctrl
+
Numpad /
Materials & Postproduction
Nodes
Group
Ctrl
+
G
Ungroup
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
G
Edit Group Toggle
Tab
Join in new Frame
Ctrl
+
J
Cut Links
Ctrl
+
+
Insert Reroute
Shift
+
+
Switch Inputs
Alt
+
S
Node Wrangler
Preview Selected Node
Ctrl
+
Shift
+
Context Menu
Shift
+
W
Add Texture Setup
Ctrl
+
T
Compositing
Move Background Image
Alt
+
Zoom Out Background Image
V
Zoom In Background Image
Alt
+
V
UV Editor
Mark Seam
Ctrl
+
E
Select Split
Y
Grow/Shrink Selection
Ctrl
+
+ / -
Stich
Alt
+
V
Pin
P
Unpin
Alt
+
P
Animation
General
Play/Stop
Space
Insert Keyframe Menu
K
Insert Keyframe
I
Delete Keyframe(s)
Alt
+
I
List of Bones under Cursor
Alt
+
Timeline
Jump to Start/End
Shift
+
Left / Right
Toggle Frames / Seconds
Ctrl
+
T
Mirror Keyframes
Ctrl
+
M
Grow/Shrink Selection
Ctrl
+
+ / -
Set Handle Type
V
Set Interpolation
T
Graph Editor
Add F-Curve Modifier
Shift
+
Ctrl
+
M
Blend Curve
Alt
+
D
Toggle Channel Selection
Shift
+
W
Smooth Keys
Alt
+
O
Set Keyframe Easing Type
Ctrl
+
E
Smooth Curve
Alt
+
S
Frame Channel Curve
Alt
+
Drivers
Add Driver
Ctrl
+
D
Remove Driver
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
D
Nonlinear
Add Action Strip
Shift
+
A
Add Transition
Shift
+
T
Add Sound Clip
Shift
+
K
Add Meta-Strips
Ctrl
+
G
Remove Meta-Strips
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
G
Split Strips
Y
Toggle Muting
H
Swap Strips
Alt
+
F
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